Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 25, 1885, Page 5

m’—w e e e e e e e s oy e s St £ 21 RAILROAD RATES 0N BEER. | Peter Sch vvk's(h‘m:n&(‘r‘. the Elkhorn Road. CORRESPONDENCE IN THE CASE. Mr. Lincley of the pear Before the Com of the Mattr 1Capital News, a Cited to Ap- ission for [FROM THE DEE'S LINCOLS RUREAT.] The board of railrond have issned an order ¢ ager Linsley of the Fre Misgouri Valley railwa them at Lincoln on the 12th 1o answer ecrtain charg tions in freight rates, made by Peter Schwenk and other residents of Norfolk The ex parte proceedings had some time back inst the | company, and the matter was referred to | M. Linsley with a request to inaugurate | a reform, The only answer was a rath tart letter from Linsley denying the alle gations and questioning the power of the commission interfere. As the has been the subjectof considerable com ment and criticism the correspondence passing between Mr, Linsley and the commission has been secured for publi cation, The ball was opened with the following letter from THE COMMISSION TO LINSLEY Lixcory, Dec, 4, 18%5.—W. B, Linsley, General * Manager Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Ruilway—Dear Sir Herewith we hand y | @ com plaintfiled with the hoard of railway mmissioners by Peter Schwenk, of yrfolk, charging your company with diserimination against the town of Nor folk in favor of Fremont. With this com- plaint were filed papers purporting to be expense bills collected by your Fremont and Norfolk, for the trans; tion of beer to various points in Nch K, copics ot which are transmitted heve with. Othe s evidence was also taken by the board at the instance of the cont plainant, which your company can ex amine at the oftice of the board if de- sired It appears tothe board, from the evi- dence submitted by the complainant, that here is probuble eause for complaint L) the rates charged in many of the e submitted are not the rates published by your company and filed in the oflice of the board. “That the rates ave unequal, making a discrimination against a shipper from Norfolk in favor of a shipper from Ire- mont. (Sce section article 5, chapter ympiled statate <ka.) S—That in several instances your com- sy demanded, , and col- eeted for the transpor dise for a specific dis than it has for the tran merchandise of the same ¢ for greater distan article 5, chapter 72, compiled statufes ot Nebraska.) From the evidence present findls that the cha nsportation of beer in less t rloads from I mont to Battle Creek, 90 miles, 7 cents per 100 pounds, and from Norfolk to O'Neill, %0 mil, 381 cents 100 pounds, and from Norfolk to Emmett, 83 miles, nts per 100 pounds, Also that the charges from Fremont to Oakdale, 109 mile 31 cents per 100, from Nor folk to Atchinson, niles, 40 cents, and from Norfolk to Stuart, 102 milcs, 40 cenits, An ommissioners ng General Man nt, Elkhorn & ppear before of diserimina ywed astrong case ag: to case ion rati of o, the hoard sxamination of the table of charges nee before the board, fo rded with, will show other like “The boird also calls your attention to section 4, same article” and chapter, de fining liabilities and penalties The board suggest that immediate steps be taken by your company, in ease the evidence submitted be not traversed or rebutted, to ¢ the rates cf to shippers in Fremont and Norfol to regnlate its rates in_all cases in h the provisions of article 5, of chapter 72, of compiled statutes of Nebraska. If your company de the complaint you will please notify the board at once, and a day will be set for such hearing at this oflice, and all parties duly notified thercof. By order of the board. Very tral S0, sa hearing upon ARTE PROCEEDINGS. follows the tormal complaint of Schwenk, setting forth in 1 1 orms the charges stated - Chairman Gere's letter, | Next comes the testimony of Henry R Adler, who was examined by B. R. Cow- Mr. Adler said: *“Tho following atis on beer were given by the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missour lley o 1y to L, P. Larson & Co., mont, dealers, to_the from T nd are in [Her Peter points named, mont to the cents.per 100 “To Battle Neligh, 52 Kkinson, 4 ints named, bs Creek, Ounkdale, Emmett, 43: At- Bussett, 47; Long msworth, 49, Johnstown, 50; 81; Valentine, Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Val- ley raily d to furnish us with a car prov we would sell a certain amount of heer. I think it was 100 kegs a trip, or one k. One season I sold beer at those rates, but after July the rates were raised, and 1 allowed tho peo- ple 1 had made contracts with the difter- ence.’’ Do yon remembe T think it was 20 per b foront at ditferent stations. I know at Atkinson the difference was 12 cents over the old rato When you made settlements with these par 05 10 whom you sold beer, you al lowed them a deduetion in cash off from their bills for the diflerence Yes sir, Do you know whether the mont, Blknorn & Missomi Valley railway al® Jowed them that rebate? 1 do not know it positively. What is your impression aboat it? That they did. When you scttled with these par you tuke np the expense bills and r them to the firmy Yos, 8 One bookkeeper had written to these parties that the vailway company hadt raised the rates. 1 think our beer was shipped as fourth elass, while all others had to put-it in as third class, PETER SCHWENK'S TESTIMONY, Peter Schwenk testified to various un- important facts, and then stated that two years ago he began business at Nor- folk and did 95 per cent of his le on _the Fremont, Elkhorn & ouri Valley ad up to last Then he discovered that parties were selling the or at g1 less per barrel of 400 pounds. Inquiry showed him that this was because the nont men got a ler rate and he went to the assistant rent of the road, who tried to adjudicate the matter but failed. The schedule rate from Milwaukee to Norfolk on car load lots was 49 cents, but it was rasied to 52 cents. About the first of May the published rate to Fremont was 49 cents. Schwenk then transferred hi business to the Union Pacitic, and the F E. & M. V. then raised the rate on F mont. The agent at Norfolk told him they had fixed the matter and he began doing business along the road aguin. “On the fivst trip “after that," s Schwenk, “I met the agent of a Fre mont liguor house in the store of did urn | ONeill, former customer of mine. He asked B0 i roiant to0 show lisa his u‘puuwl the was raised sc was from 41 to 56 cents. The nt took the bills, figared out the dif and paid the merchant back th telling him he would continue to railway refunded the differ ne from On bills «inc rate following « Milwaukee to from Fremont From Milwankee to and from Notf coents, a rimin 21 conts per 100, To make these slain and i been arranged in tabular TARIFF FLOM ympari Freme cents disc tion parisons more casily ur have Cts o Atkinson ‘ W il Stinrt v . } 1 Ainsworth e | 19 “ Vadenting g TARIFE FROM NORFOLK, = Miles, Ct To Atkinson v . 40 + Stuart 102 i «© Ainsworth 142 ¥ % VAIGHEINE. vve i oveivsanssiiessniilB Mr, Schwenk says that to_prove these cha he has_ expense bills from the ahove named places signed by the agents The Fren Ikhorn & Missonri Valley he alle freight 0 miles, for conts per 100, while m Norfolk to O'Neill, a distance nly 74 miles, the rate is 35 cents Taking for granted wtement mad by the Fremont man is true, and that the \te from Milwankee to that place cents per 100, and to Norfolk I'he Fremont, Elkhorn & M ley is chal Y Cents | hanl trom Frewont, and Omaha, W. I DEXTER'S W. I Dexter testified ma rof Paxton & Gallag ness at Norfolk, and that two ye g0 the ho throngh the help of eut rat had built up a large trade. Finally cut rate was withdrawn and it cav tronble. Dexterand Robert Easson met Mr. Nicker, the general freight agent of the Northwestern, and - My, Morehouse, the Fremont & Missouri Hey. Mr. Eq so far to promise to ship freight from Chicago over the rthwestern, and three-quarters of their freight to northern Nebraska over the Fremont, Ellkhorn & Missouri Valley if they would give a rate from Omaha to Norfolk. Mr. Nicke considered the proposition favorably but Morchouse objeeted, saying he did not prop to allow freight to be brought to Norfolk at a cut rate. The rebate was refused and the tavift put back to the old fignres, Our business fell 08 tis 52 con ssouri Val 100 for the 24 cents from TESTIMONY ., that he was th as atlocal with Fremont. After that I went up to Chadron to close out some woods for Paxtou & Gallagher, and wis given what were ealled special rates tur nished by Mr. Morehouse to Mr. Galla yhier us an inducenient to open a branch house at Chadron. 1 think the e on fourth class from Omaha to Chadron was $1.07. 1 found that there w £1.00 ite, regardless of elassitication, from St. Paul and Minneapolis to Chadron.”? M LINSLEY'S ANSWER Missovnrt VALLy, lowa, Dee, 17, 1885, —Gentlemen—Roeplying to yours of the 4th inst. in relation to ch: s made against the mont, Elkhorn & Missou Valley railway, of Peter Sehiwenk, of Norfolk, Nebras The special rates complained of by Mr. Sehwenk were put in effeet M 1885, for the purpose of cqualizing rates from Omalia to local stations west of Norfolk without speeial reference to Mr. Schwenk's busi n nd with no desire on our part to injure him or his trade. Wo think e not diseriminatimg rinst the city of Norfolk in favor of the city of ) ,. as stated by Mr, Schwenk, m there is nothi the laws of the state of N iskn wh would prevent our making the rat did from Fremont prior to July 2 the date the special rates wers drawn. Our understanding of the braska law is that we hav right to make low a rate from Fremont to u given point west of Norfolk as we have irom Norfolk to the same point but not « lower one, and I believe you will find that o we! lower from TFremont to a station west o; rfolk than from Norfolk to the same point. Ido not remember that Mr. Schwenk, or any other merchant at Norfolk, ever came to me with any complaint; if they had [ ave listened “to th m, am fairly. Yours truly, V. B.LIN Man CONMMISSION'S ORDER. LixcoLyN, Neb., Dee. 2 B Linsle, e Sir: You of the Tithinst nswer to the complaint of Peter Sehwenk, of Norfolk, ) 1the sngeestions of the board of railvoad com ioners thereon, has been reccived, in :h you claim that the pro on it , chapter statutes of 1883, were not vic comparative rates shown to the hoavd to have been demanded, ceollected and ceived for the transportation of f of the same class from Norfolk and Fremont 10 various points on your line, inasmuch s no greater per hundred had been made orfolk to’ a given point west of that station than had been made from Fremont to the same point. The board, having considered your re ot agree with your construction n. It holds that your com wmnot charge for a specific dis nywherc on your line in Nelvask sum per 100 Ibs. than it charge ¢ distance anywhere in the om what point or sta- or or towl compiled lated in the om state, no n tions the fre! points or same class of freight. This interpretation of the law. opinion of the board, is irresrstabl In accordance with section 70, article 8, chapter 72,compiled statutes, the bourd of railroad commissioners hereby points the 12th day of January, 1886, for a heaving of the matte said complaint of Peter Schwenk Ncb., at the oflice of the bou Liucoln, Wt Leesg, Chairman, E.P. Roc v of State, H.A Bascock, Aud, Pub. Accts BRIEF MENTION 1 Campbell, a notorious erook, was sted yesterday morning for stealn, hogs from cars in the B. & M. yards, The polic are blowing smoke from a box of f ant cigars presented i. Courtenay. ry Roggen's term as ehairman of the railiay commission has expired, nd Attorney General Leese now holds The 1 in the um of $6,020.41, proceeds of aun ated estate in Washington county, has been paid into the state treasury A SUDD DEATH. Friday night last James Heywood, the well-known minstrel man, arrived his home in this eity in an unconscious con- dition. He lay'in a stupor until about 1 o'clock yeste morning, whea he dicd, not having b ble in the meantime to speak a word to his family to tell them where he came from or what the trouble v i Heywood first came to Lincoln about a year ago with a party of min- strels in a special car. They stranded here and Heywood had the car run on a siding near O street, fitted it up neatly, and installed bis fawily, consisting of & wife_and two children, in it After awhile he got another start, and was run ning a company of his own at the time of his death. The supposition is that bhe came home to spend the holidays and was taken sick on the road. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon NOT IN THE HOG. Report was brought in yesterday morn- 1 think | ing afew n t | Ritter om Fremont to | | Mr.J | the ed | cut | [ class Jolm O'Neil and Joseph M | over of'20 per cent, as we could not compete, | OV in | | som of | not | | swindled lidies iions it is delivered, on the | THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1885, AMUSEMENTS, vada's Concert —An American Star with an ftalian Supp « ma wid an that w wttend of eleven memb ell, af of ing that eight out the family of S. G. Cott down with a« < A doctor W v had killed a hog f the m br t 1 Madame Prof ! wrk by M. Lew the flrst aronsed performers nor iation of the audience number, M i t T'esoro eflort To the in p singing itmay be said h minds one of the deceased tenors Though not to be the latfer voeally e yot poss whol vinging voico, in its upper registor NGHTON COLLEGE BOYS, aporeciation. It cleat of pleasing in its lowor Rights to Citizenship Decided ghe skill of the artist subording ~The Prize Winners. failing to his other aceomplishm Tuesday evening nestio \ his duo from Iraviata” with Mmg Wie o \6 Nevada it woull be a pleasure to feel that he w not responsible for a flatting liscussed by m which grated on many ears. Later on, in of Crei : another duo, the “Cracitix,” By n and Shannon spy aflirms | with the barvitone, the gentleman’s ro: e Ma Dot Bustness drowned his associate, in a the., #e Il manner which mareed (he rendition of the CdNE T Y execllont piced aflivmative gained thei ¢ g M., Guiatity it t. cssaved R ALLEALLL no thoughtful excented in b admiral ‘Spinnin Wihieel I formed mm (ETARY GILLESPIE'S the tenor M vanni. " T ¥ be commended Tes< than sieal | i i teno! Physically Edmond © company, sang fron “Don many ways nger B wiilin Indeed, strongly v prinee of compared 1 hearty, Stroms : Dan 8 nd elild wa; 11 B E. 8. McM Pawnee Crete; Geor Post, York Brad<haw; H. Woolley er; H Scott, Kearhoy Omaha - ( W D P )} W W W ’. Nyt soule - cinlly on strongly I Ind s a right i clety iton Wi in ive pponcnts wn clegant <p onreason, and was as yo who based his gument on historieal Tacets. A dec tion was delivered by Charles | ph MeCarville read an subject the e It showed great talent and careful thought Before the close. of the mecting president of the socicty congratulated the members on their past suecessand earnest endeavors, and said that Clay, Webster, Gratton and Edmnd Burke began thei careers in debating socicties. He closed Dis remarks by exliorting the members to continue theiv undertaking. The tendered him avote of thanks Yesterday afternoon the usual monthly distribution of prizes took place. Mr. Russell with 98, Joseph MeCaryille with 97, William McHugh with Nat Field with 88, and Charles Howard with 8 reccived medals, but in the seeond arthy John mimetic Flying Dutehiman In his “Rubenstein’s *Valse Capric a picee familine (o many anditors heeanse of its rendition by the composer himself, he suffered greatly by compar though it may be <aid, with all the « fieultios of the piece, its grasping and intricate fingering, h the tempo with exceeding satist Madame Nevada appeared in whit devoid ot the traditional train,with fioral rniture and corsage and bosom dia orniments. Save in the rich ness of the latt she looked like w o fresh, sweet Tunte he Benediet's variations in the Carnival of | Venice was awise selection. It makes | few demands on the lower and middle vegisters, and enables the singer to toy with the uppernotes, which when sung from the | Nevada's chict at {raction notes she confined herself during the concert, and it would not e easy to find in passages of the staceato or in runs of the der, oxeention more skilled or g Despite this faet, the sonl of the wanting, and the dramat the volume which have so ences in the efforts of other p are sadly missed In the duo, from I winta,” above referred to, the lady was opprossed by the robustness of the tenor, and gainegl nothing by her inter- mittent and ~H§IM eflorts 10 aet with her enthusiastie I M'me vada closed with Meyerbeer’s “*Shadow Danes from dinorah, hich the andience appreciated sufficiently ckins, 81; W. Outlin, 85 C. Futay, 86 | {as'the Tt preto on the pr S Charles Keebe, 3 M. Murephy, 86 Mo | 7 Sienor Carlo Bu iton hed Nock, 81 J. Palmer, 8. | through his (st irelessly, and in 1sses will be resumed ondanus s dao with the tenor got Tost completely | and altogether fared badly with the widience | The violinist Casati in his second num ber clearved the arsencss of his violin and displayed some admirable work in fantasie from T et ved upon this i his thivd numbe Sarant ' inwhich his i pression, and exeention as a whole raised level with the best troupe violini have appea Nevada's by “Carniv to which she e style the from the mond society cach eredited with nd I received the medal by lot owing received 80 marks and Whalen, 813 Tren 80; B were O'N The 01; in Charl Turray Doran, zer, 80; Charles — Furay, Hollo, 81 i 3 Mereer, 8 C. Nemetz, 89: 11 Town, 81: Thomas Ly man, 91 MeCann, 851 MeGivern, 9. . MeGovern, 85: 11 Murra ; R Par 1, 86: W. Smith, 96: William Clark, 8% L Faray, 86; . Galleghe H. Hem M. Hinchey, 813 M L 903 . Smith, 90 ks, 815 J. Harti- « Lyman 3 . Lyneh 1L | John Willizun e donne A GLITTERING SCHEME. 3y Which Were Swindled a Number of O a Ladies, One of the clevorest of swindling schemes ever worked in this eity was re ported yesterday at police head-quarters. | The principals therein have fled, and thus are free so far as Omaha justice is con rned. It seems that about 1wo ve ni yomg men eame to this v and set np in business under the firm title of L. Herman & Co. The senior member of the fivm was Louis Herman, | , dashy, dudish German, with a fascinating eagle eye, and a charming black mustache. His partner was an un- obtrusive young fellow, who worked un- der Herman's divection. Their plan was se 1o house offering to sell rks or magazines, to | rvals of two or three | tongue: q time Herman and | o The duo from “Traviata ™ it Gim T ensaof | dyspeptic quadeaple’ recall for Mme handsome jewelry (zold, supposedly) and | ¥adi. Butthe annihilator of the clacque they would expliiin To their vietims that | Was not in attendance. The Tady and M cheh prrchascr hud honght | Verznet were consequently, st their ot of hooks would he awarded | Willy induced to repeat the last s hand<ome piece of jewelry nccording to | the picee Bis or ler sclection. The scheme ap peared very nice, and a large number of victims bit‘at it, most of thew ladies, and e the wives of several promi Wlhien the gst s, aing was done enicd,” seeur I ll, responded witl *Home, Swoeet Home When the rompanist played the fiest fell-tale notes of the fa- miliar aiv the audicnce the seleetion 1 ) in nition of the fact that, after | of study in forcien lands, there was no place lik 1 Amer | that conld searcely have been the div | idea, beeau with the exception of t immortal voeal was heard on the stage not in the Italian in fwo months recall weeks provoked lis partner carei on OMAHA & NORTH PLATIE . i Articles of Incorporation Failed in the County Clerk's Oftice. terday afternoon poration of the Railvoud comp: of the county clerk are G WL Holdrege, J Dorman, C. J. Green of this city, and J. D Mae Farland and T. M. Marquett, of neoln, The object of the company stated, is to build and operate a railvoad looks were de ey were found to of the m on and utierly worthless 1 ry not delivered at all M Herman and partn ont before their vietims coutd re: they had heen duped “Uhe firm first had their headguarters at 1610 Jackson street. When, they got ready to leave town, they notiticd” their landlady that they intended to remove | 1 their quarters to Fourteenth and Jack son streets, Messrs, Herman & Co. did | runni remain in the latter loeality more | dir m through the counties of Do than a day or so, however, before they | las, Sarpy and Saunders, to Ashland; left for New York City., thenee northwesterly — through 1¢is estimated that the amount of theiv | of = Saunders, Dodge, Batler swindling operations was at least 2,000 Colfax countics; thene¢ west th or £3,000, ns none of theiv ovders were | parts of Stanton, Platte, Madison taken for less than $5 and many of them ' Antelope, Wieeler, Greeley, ( for %10, 5 or 0. Sceveral of the | Valle Custer and Bliime coun ¢ handed together to | 1o the northwest corne in order to proscente | Custer eonnty, ¢ ting — with As the worthics, | Groad Island & W ntral the reach of the | road; also to construet I nothing in this divee- | mont, in Dodge connty, and to Norfol in Madison connty The capital stock 15 i and business is to L comy per cont of the sioek . The company der the man ment of a hoard of directors, to he composed the ineor porators alveady named. The fir nual election of ofii will he h tivst Monday in June, 1886 The prinei pal 2 of busines< of the company is desi, 1 as Omaha, but the hoard of dire ve power to change it time to any other place in the st nent ¢ livered, t flimsy e 35, irticles of ine & North Plat were filed in the ¢ The Omaha inco Taylor, D nd .S, Eustis, secure a lawyer th Herman und his pul however, are far boyon Omaha authorities tion cun be done - WHITTIER DAY Exercises of The High School Closed tor Christimas. The closed - Wednesday for the holiday vacation Miss Harvey's room Whittier were held There was a lay, of members and friends of The follow ing programme was carried out PLOGRAMME. schools In ny exercises ndane the scholar: Musio. ... ; Quotation from Wiiitice. ano. Ductt Mabel Har . Rea Ll Avet) hool Chorus Sehool I'lic corporation was formed on Octo AR K her Ist, bat the filing of papers in Dong. and enie Bedford Las ecunty was_deliyed until yosterday Stor Song of \I'H»wn The proposed line is the much wlked of \'.im.. ST +Whittier | extension of the Buriington & Missouri Mary G ’ Whittier | mygnn I | THE . Music, “Pretty Nina Marshal Rocitation, * Vandois Recitation SALT l,\lrli L 'ATION, ctter from a Mili Douglas. Tho following Jetter concerning Mormon situat written by iy officer ut Salt Lake City, was received hy .| anoficer in the department headguar ters yesterday . Sapr 1 ear . Instrumental Solo Wl \.fumz'(.\.' : Becitation, sliatbara Frelische”. Whiuier i caning the & et of certain Gen Recitation, “Toussant l.fl‘.\\\lw\l\w! s p M 4.;.4-I|. chiich authori Walter i3, Miner., SO ity 14, Tiio, “Hafty Hunter i ad some prostitu Hallie Osborie, Ay Aiker, id nnd) 1o eome heie, e Mary Stephens, kave thew houses and set them up in Mrs. Keysor and Miss Nichols ar- | shiape, for the sole purpose of entrappii ranged a jomt entertainment of the | eralofticers, The ehureh paid their expenscs scholurs in their rooms, the programme | I el T and oflered one of them i cons sti of musie, recitations, din- | 3nd doilars if she would get the governor eoltatle d into her hotise, and sh tried every way possi logues, ete.d followed by an abundant | ble'to do it bt sithont s spread of refreshuients. allof wh™.n was | “They did not entrap @ single fedorg highly enjoyed, | ofictal. “They picked up a few out-ide cher' . " ~ W hiittier Skipper Iiison's 1id o . Whittier the . Recitation, * the S Aste: an Wiy, 9, Instrumental ‘Charge Hussars of AkE Ciry, Dec. 21 of Lith Teceived Ty v | tell you how o | Fraig prettiest they San (the “Lhey to | | by aspark from the electric lig | damage was done | upon the shoulde | ered into the st to | | onihat thoronght | Lon nza of | | Suid, | men having been in g from Omahiain a southwesterly | | the ease of Mrs | cluding Drs way, amd Il | in from the mines, ete. The | tont, and the whole outhit are in dicted by the United States grand jury for conspiring against the peace, good order and | morality of the community. Just think of a | chureh=calliug itself the church of < | Day Saints—engaging in And this is howt d to distort the I don’t think it ¢h scoundrels as | and as an ean afford to these, ™ The Distribution of ¥ Lads Last interesting and also affecting Place in the Ber connting room last night, it being the distribution of the prize watches for the street news There wer of the “‘tickers,” | two being handsome gold ones and four of them silver. Five of them were to given to the boys having sold the largest number of papers sinee Augnst 1, and the sixth was to be drawn for by lot. The followin the Tucky boys, with the amount of money they have turned into the oflice since the time mentioned Jolin MeCann (ol Swoboda George Williams Frank MeKenna Jolin Sve () O QMIMYSC i . drawn Several of the other boys were very close as to amounts sold, and tears came into some of their eves when they | learned that they had lost the prize by only a serateh. “All the boys who failed to draw a prize had their money refunded to them for the Beks purchased last even- | rizes to the News vening. A very scone took boys six e were €106 10 12 % AN BLECTRIC SPARK. Wh iman. Confla ion a Biock-Wa me three or four months ago, it may be remembered, the Famous clothing store, at 1310 Douglas street canght five t falling Some §4,000 or £5,000 rts a pped by on the elothing. Yesterday dent occurred, i its results, similar acci 0 serious ek Block ssing_the morning o not, howey About three 0'¢ tehman Hammond, in saw 11 blaze in the rear of the Not desiring to turn in an alarm ed Officer Sheilds, and standing s of the latter, elam). » through the transom A moment’s vigorous work extignished the blaze, and store was saved ination showed that the e globe had been broken, and that the fire iad been caused by falling sparks, The damage was trifling Chasing a Suspect. A man standing in the alley near Thir- | teenth stre n Farnam and Doung Ins, attr tention of Ofii Shields about 10 o’clock last night. The policeman advanced up the alley, when suddenly the suspicious looking person took to flight. The oflicer as promptly pursued, and_the chase began with en ergy. Up to Fourteenth, and southward to Harney, thenee westward to Sixteenth, plump “into_the arms of a stalwart eitizen, the fugitive ran. Shiclds was gaining in pursui pistol in hand, and as they were enter quiet precinets was preparing to m martial summons of a halt, At the the prisonc the i nd enter resident at No. 315 Ie wore cowhoy clothes, person alady's ¢ ateh, severs Py, a small amonnt of money, and “an_empty pistol holster, He protosted with mueh warmth and_more or: that he bad taken the policeman for @ an in foar of his life. wouldn't wiish nd Mr. Lo thrown in a coll. o was United States Court. Judge Dundy gave hearing yoste morning to the case of Frank Ebenack vs. the Union Pacifie. The plaintiffin this ¢ is a boy who was struck on the Tenth str crossing in April, 1833, by a Union Pacitic train and lost a leg, wherefore he ks §25,000 d s, The case was ven to the jury about 8 o'clock in the afternoon, but” as they had not agreed when court adjourned they were instruct- ed to bring in a sealed verdiet. Shortly after 10 o'clock last night an _agreement reachoed, and verdiet will be handed in Sat ay morning. It w cortained, however, that the ve wwards §500 to the plaintifl L compromise, eleven of the jury wor of awarding no | ding out for §25 dmnages and one 000 for the plaintif, ve Ont H ion for the r mty 1 before Term. writ of hal of Pat Car- | was argued in wville The corpus to s voll from the the district yesterday noon. hrought up from the the writ had been 1y Cullough. Ju grant the writ, that Consider the. subj as it was evident that it had been given a full investig tion in the lower court. Carvoll was r manded back to juil The Duncan Insanity Oase, estimony was taken yosterday after the insane commission in Lottic J. Duncan. There number of witnesses sworn, in Merriam, Watlace, McKen- mp and Crowell. ans agreed in de- ch having a theory were Mes. Mrs. The' case court, where by Judge Me- | wlso refused to he would not court wits count fus wille noon before No two of the physic tail about of the the case, « Other witn ; Duncan, a nurs Kate M. Flemi | M. E. Cox, who mi . The hearing of th ntil danuiry own Citse Wits ¢ Her Injuries 1 ous, Conley, wife of was 80 severely assanlted by a ported 1o be da ¢ entertained that she may die. Sueh a contingency wonld be a most serions one for O'Rourke, and wol ssitate the changing of the nst him to that of warder, led by Telephone. was tendered g evening by teleplone by 12 } br d. The band was located ot South Omaha, at the oftice of the Om Stock Yards company, but the mosic wi plainty heard in the oflice of the Bk and | catly appreciated, Nervous Debility, in cither sex, however induced, speedily, thoronzh Iy s permanently cived, Adidress, with | ten cents m stanps for reply and book of particulars, World's Dispensary Medical ‘\ tion Main sirect, Buttulo, N ange W injured by beir ame usly | M who Iisky Jack, shoemal ORonrke, is ill and fear of. Provunski's 188 b 113} Thirteenth Str lie puving of the east side Phirteentls street from the brid, ward was completed yoester paving of the wests pleted a= far south 4 fow weeks, if the continues, witl be entirely iinished t Paving of has o Por sent open Woodbri an eatended Mr. ( ovening wosl M from arned 1o wip in | Mr. Callaway Returns with Some [ n prospective 1 | the person of My, Shelby or himsclf, Mr { tory conclusion can b v | employ with | Poker | out i th THE GENERAL MANAGER, Rail Notes, General Manager Callaway Union Pacitic, ned Wednesd from attendance upon the sessio m. “Upon the changes in management, ly repeated in Chicago and of tinent Denials the y night of th point of of cctors at Bos the rumored Mr. Callaway substant larations made lished in the telegraphic advices terday's By He states he is unacquainted with plans to such an end and that the « rations of the dérectors were on top! together foreign to this matter, The first time his attention was ealled to the re which found ecirculation in his ab was when on reaching Chicago he article in the Inter-Ocean an Reed succession to himself, kneyed featare of the ru rticle in mild sur sen saw an nouncing t which is a I mors. He read the pro the cool and deliberate falschoods it detailed. The fact that such yarns find currency is no surprise to himg he is too much accus tomed to the methods of railway editors I'h> fact in this matter is reduced to the point that1f there are any changes held the company, cither in in the inter Caltlawa is either Premises or not prepa viewed thercon In regard to measures involved in the settlement of the viaduet and depot ques tions, Mr. Callaway says that if a satisfae- ached with the it will not_be long be pot will accommo here. All this is norant 'd to be ity government fore a grand new « date the passengors looking to the time when the hridge 11 Do comploety | ere: the bility of a union center here of ail (Is conver toward this point. De tails i this mat 1 too far ahead in misty future to he given, but but suf it to'say that the grear plan is beimg considered. NOTES AND PERSONALS John Eyler, local passenger the Q,, left for the east last might J Harris, of Norton, Kas., formerly conneeted with (the B M. freight de partment here, is in the eity Harry L. Hall, northwestern passer nt of the Burlington, is in tl at the Millard, from 'V tish Columbia. J. H. Green, traveling passenger for the Union Pacific returned yesterday morning from Salt Lake. W. F McMillan, — assistant general freight agent of the Uhion Pacitic, left for the cast vesterduay morning. Col. Samuel I California Fast Freig city WA ror's oflice agent of of the in the » with telegraphic inst dquarters Division of the Surgeon Frank o es army, has been or- at once to Santa Le to_ the commanding ¢ sw Mexico, for duty in the In aecordanc tions from he Missouri, Assistant Ives, United S dered to pro M., and repof lel Yesterd hach, in compan marks, presented « Ch o employ won Mr. C. J. Dan- the H. T. Clarke drug few well chosen Hmarried men in their istmas turkey, and (o all si of the hou hox of choic - Real Bstate Transfors. The follow s were filed Dee 23, with the county clerk, and re for the BEE by Ames’ Real F Agency: Heirs of Jacoh Shull to Adam ¥ 16 block 10 Shull’s 2nd add Omaii w d—=500, Wm. M. Dwyer and wife to Oswald 11, Gordon, 1ots 43 ind 46 block S Hanscom place Omaha, w d 2K, Mary ad hushand W. Hary eres ol lot 2 se las Co,, w Augustus Kountze and wife fc vart of lot 11 block 6 Kountze's 1, W (—=500. L. Behm and hushand fo Aman lot 1 block 1 College place, O McCandless and wife to Z. Peck, part ot lot 4 block 8 Isabel aha, w d—S158, i Janan and wife to Jetner Ity Conkling 10ts 2, 0, 15, 26, 31 Maylicld, Douglas Co., q e--S1, onkling and wife to nan, lots 3, 6. 1T, 14, 12, 1 Douglas Co., q c—$1, H. A, Nolfe and wife to Aungust Bierbach Tot S and wig of lot 7 block 4 town ol douglas Co. W d—=2,700, e O, MeKell to Samuel 4 inch of w g of Dt 6 bloek 12 $13 . Wileox 19 block , Wod—8100, neton Doug- Tohn Kunzl 1 add Owa- Clarence Mayneld, Burns e 21 1t Omha, W d— 1d wife to Briaget Wileox's 2d add AT THE CAPITAL. Persisteatly and Pro- miscu by Our Law-Makers. Gambli Washington is on the in and there will be a good deal of it done during this session, writes n corres pondent of the Denver Tribune. It is inst the law to keep o gambling-room in Washington, but the law is evaded by the pretendoed formation of clubs, Under the name of a club any kind of a g may be carvied on, and there about lifty such clubs heve, seattered all oves y from the es tol to the white house, and there is one of the richest of them withina stone’s throw of the treasu fact that many of the new ni 's ¢ n the west Il'l south will add to the profits of these ! he southern poker y gencrally ready f GAMBLING wed creast ne now are e The, ressmen are great rule, and they are unes of chance of vy kind. Poker is sometimes played in the capitol itself, in some of the commit- tee rooms, while e and when the lute doorkeeper Wintersmith was cleeted he received a proposition from a noted Texas gambler as 10 o into partnership with him in ing room which he would privatel en im the capitol. 1o wanted the dooorkeeper of the house to act as agent to entice the members into his room, and his rewards were 1o be half the prolits Wintersmith wrote to him that the pl was original but hardly feasiblé, and he did not come, The poker played in t capitol is" by members of congress or clerks of committe It is done secretly and the doors are always locked before beginning. ress is sitt - Dreadful Dissipation of Detroit Dudes, Detroit Tribu Last evening about half past 7 o'clock two harmless youths were standing Woo Ly enne near Grand ( ark, *Oh, Clolly!” riking at his compun on with in a real cogquettish v “do you know that [ was reading in one Papi’s papers thi of the young men down cast were wearing corsel SWouldn't that be oo lovely for'ny r, Clarence; it would give us such reil ly, truly society shapes. Oh, my! don't 1 just hope it's true, Well, Tshould say; and if it’s true 1 am going et polka corset to mateh my complexion. doy, Cholly, did your pi tell yon to get home by 82 Well we've got half an hour yet. lat's go astifl’ drink of ginger ale, and o this cigarctie between Two Dainty reus his linger t of some Awarfed trust it evening wenie 2 s001 And Cholly put a finger on hi mustache as though he hate chill of & December Then the dud nineed up th and their Jittle No. 1 heads w fired with the fumes of the muaddening nger ale | ADDITIONAL COUNCIL, BLUFFS NE Destructive Fire, Last night 12 alarms were sent in - qu by parties unknown, each p falso larm was turned in, ¢ ng partment to the e Mot Broadway, near Tion 1t was found that that gen man's stable was on_ fire, and, althot the boys worked well, the barn, toget i Mott's buggy and team, was burnd loss could not be ascertained ta k suced before o'clock wing T'his morning, : the of Edw the O fire nee Propared with 1al regard to hoatils, No Ammonta, Lime or Alum PRICE BAKING POWDER CO., NHICACO. ST.LOUS. AMUSEMENTS. BOYD’s OPERA HOUSE 2 NIGHTS AND 2 MATINEES. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 26th and 26th OUR CHRISTMAS ATTRACTION Pao Populur American Artists, Lizzie May Ulmes And Her Superh Con edy Company in tle Noy Englund Play, S 5 Dads’ Girl, “An interesting story delightfully told."” Bocure Your seat the box office. MERCHANTS’ National Bank OF OMAIIA.. Northwest corner Farnam and 1ith Streots. $200,000 Paid up Capital, - - 50,000 Surplus Fund = - - - SAM'L E. RO Vico Prosident. TRANK MURPHY, T BEN B, WOOD, LUTHEKR DIAK Cashior. Asst Cashie Accounts solicited and promptattention given 0 all business entrusted 0 its ¢ Pays Five per cent on Thue D s CLOSING OUT MY ENTIRE STOCK OF Westminster and Acorn Heaters Regardless of Cost, wake room for a large line of “Acorn “and Kanges now arving. 1 will pay you to get my prices before buying as 1 an bound to setl, JOTIN HUSSIE 2407 Cuming Stie OMAHA SAVING BA NK CoRNER 13th AND DOUGLAS STRERT, AL BTOCK £150,000 00 LUABILITY OF RTOCKHOTDERS H0,00 Wi only regular savings bank in the stute! Five Per cent interest paid on s LOANS MADE ON REAL ESTATE. OFFICERS: James F. Boyd, Prosideni: W, A. Paxton, Vice President picit, Manaeing Di rector Wilbiir Cashicr, s ARCHITECTS. F. M. ELLIS & Co. Architect and Bulding Superint's OMAHA, NEB, and DE3 MOINES, IA. Office, Cor. Mth ard “arnam Streets, Room 16 ONM L ET L, ITEE. MOE BURLINGuor, with B, M, Ellis Mendelssohn & Fisher, ARCHITECTS AND L. SHANE. Subcrintendent WILBOR'S COMFOUND OF PURE COD IIVER b OTL, AN LIME, NUINE ARTICLE.=THE G v At Tow et Comiy i-Finer @ tneed o pel o 10 pulm 0" et e bt an ' p s Colds, or Cong Lihey pleeh 8t ud the pronvictor s amole ¢ The Phosp' A'e of 1Hne pos ¢x Con-Livero v Dr Willor 1t scribod by the medi Iy WiLsok, 0 . thelr i iz fros mmen e a o